Full Backs?

[Daz_Blue]

Not as much these days. Mendy is a strong lad,that'll help. No chance of his muscles failing!

And his muscles are very flexible.....Bendy Mendy

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Mendy has actually had some issues with muscle injuries the last few years.

What I mean is, he won't have the same problem that a lot of ACL recoverers have, where they take longer to get fully fit because their muscles have weakened during the process

 

[Andrew___K]

Does anyone know anything about him? Right or left sided?
Edit: We've got Brazil U23 LB! 23 yo. Won Olympics with Brazil, leaving very good impression (it's him, right? Correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[Gabriel]

Does anyone know anything about him? Right or left sided?
Edit: We've got Brazil U23 LB! 23 yo. Won Olympics with Brazil, leaving very good impression (it's him, right? Correct me if I'm wrong).

Seems to be a right-footed left-back.

 

[Andrew___K]

Just found this, from Jan 3, 2018:

There are some interesting, and not very convincing, reports from Brazil today revealing Pep Guardiola’s interest in the Santos fullback Zeca.
It all started with Fox Sports, where the not very reliable Fabio Sormani broke the news about the player.
He said that Girona would be in the race with Flamengo for the signing, and the move to the European side would happen with Pep Guardiola’s blessing.
The Manchester City manager reportedly sees Zeca’s presence at Girona ‘with very good eyes’, especially because the fullback can play on both sides of the pitch and builds up plays in midfield.

Zeca’s situation is a bit confusing for now, since he has recently sued Santos for payments that weren’t made. As the case is being judged, it’s still not known if he will be able to leave for free or if the club will be allowed to demand some money for the transfer.

As we’ve said, Sormani isn’t exactly the most reliable man in Brazil, but the interesting thing is the Girona rumour seems to be growing, because Esporte Interativo reported the same thing today.

The big difference is that Pep Guardiola was never mentioned, so the player would simply be a signing for the Spanish club, and not for Manchester City.

As the rumours are obviously coming out of Zeca’s entourage, who first advised him to sue his own club and now look for a way out, we better be careful before believing any of these stories.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/brazil-guardiola-keen-santos-player-man-city-manager-send-girona-first/

 

[Neville Kneville]

Were we not linked with him during the Olympics, or was it just us on here linking us with him ?

I thought he was very decent in that, (not that it's a good idea to judge players from international games).

 

[Andrew___K]

Were we not linked with him during the Olympics, or was it just us on here linking us with him ?

I thought he was very decent in that, (not that it's a good idea to judge players from international games).

That was definitely the latter, remember lots of posters praising Zeca whilst 'scouting' Jesus.

 

[Andrew___K]

https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/girona/zeca-esta-girona-6573575

Brazilian side Zeca has landed on Tuesday in Girona to see first hand the operation of the Catalan club waiting to be resolved their contractual relationship with Santos.

The Girona is interested in the recruitment of the player, provided that it comes with the letter of freedom under his arm, a matter that is currently in court
The footballer got at the end of 2017 that the Labor Court will sentence him to release him from his commitment to Santos for delays in salaries and the payment of image rights.
Santos paid the rights of image and recognized a month of delay in salary, but appealed the resolution with the aim of obtaining, at least, a transfer by the player, who has assessed 37 million.

Zeca was very close to Flamengo, who ended up giving up his signing so as not to become a debtor of those 37 million that Santos claims.

If his contractual mess is resolved, Zeca would become the first winter reinforcement for Pablo Machín to face with guarantees the second round of the Santander League.

 

[Andrew___K]

Good video showing Zeca's play: he's a right footed LB acting in a 'Pep way' - likes to come inside and spread passes from central positions. Reminds of Alex Grimaldo. Can see him becoming City player in the near future if the contract with Girona materializes.

 

[RayCTID]

Going off the video clip, Zeca looks a good player but this is more of a Girona signing and I doubt we will see him playing for City.